The Canada Council for the Arts is holding its annual public meeting virtually on March 30 at 4 p.m. EDT. "We will review what’s been achieved over the past year, describe our vision for what lies ahead, and respond to your questions and comments," the council says. To register, go here. A recording of the session will be posted following the meeting. If you have a comment or question, please send it to apm@canadacouncil.ca.
The Royal Canadian Academy of Arts is hosting a two-person show in Ottawa, as part of what it calls ambitious new programming that will include both members and non-members. The show, Ghost Stations: Amanda Dawn Christie, Thaddeus Holownia & Radio Canada International, is a multi-site exhibition of analogue photography, sound installation and film that documents aspects of the 13 now-demolished shortwave towers of Radio Canada International, the international service of CBC, near Sackville, N.B. The academy is an arts organization founded in 1880. The show runs at the academy's venue at 50 Sussex Drive from March 25 to April 7. For information, go here.
The Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art in Winnipeg will hold its Prairie Art Book Fair from Sept. 9 to Sept. 11. The fair showcases publications and events from publishers, artists and galleries with Prairie connections and aims to share zines, catalogues, artist editions, fiction, poetry, criticism and periodicals, along with supporting readings, launches and workshops. Exhibitor applications are due April 30. For information, go here.
The French government is launching a $1.4 million fund to support artists and cultural workers fleeing Ukraine in the wake of the Russian invasion, as well as dissident Russian artists. The French ministry of culture said an emergency reception program will finance various three-month residencies, including ones at the Cité internationale des arts in Paris. Some funding will assist students to study at French institutions and to support telephone aid in Ukrainian and Russian through the Atelier des artistes en exil organisation. Some 2.5 million people have fled Ukraine, the biggest refugee crisis in Europe since the Second World War.
Jared Last, a glass artist from Revelstoke, B.C., is one of four finalists for the 2022 RBC Award for Glass. The Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery in Waterloo, Ont., also announced the three other finalists for the $10,000 prize, all from Montreal: Charlie Larouche-Potvin, Jeanne Létourneau and Jérémie St-Onge. They will be included in an exhibition at the gallery in the fall, along with the finalists of the Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics.
SaskGalleries is planning an in-person Art Now Fine Art Fair at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon from Sept. 22 to Sept. 25. The fair, now in its seventh year, provides exposure to local, national and international galleries and artists. It will feature an opening night reception, online components and programming throughout the weekend, including panels and artist talks. A show guide will feature exhibiting galleries. Exhibitor applications are open until May 31. For information, go to www.artnow.ca.
Vancouver's Burrard Arts Foundation has awarded six residencies to emerging artists. They are Sara Gulamali, Jack Kenna, Michelle Sound, Rebecca Bair, Odera Igbokwe and Minahil Bukhari. The program provides artists with studio space, materials and an honorarium as a way to democratize access to an art career. The artists have six weeks to complete work for public display.
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts has established a research fund in the name of the late Danièle Archambault, the former registrar and head of the museum's archives department. Archambault died in February from cancer. The fund will allow the hiring of a recent graduate in archival management once every two years. The museum says Archambault, who worked at the museum for three decades, made an "outstanding contribution" to its collections management system.
The Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver is holding its Summer Institute for Teens, a rigorous pre-university program led by professional artists. The program brings together young artists and designers from around the world. They can attend artist talks, participate in critiques, create portfolios for post-secondary applications and show their work online. For information, visit the Emily Carr website.
